2.1 As by reason of intercession, God remembers not old sins, so likewise he is not provoked by new. For though God when he justifies us should forgive all old sins past for ever, so as never to remember them more, yet new ones would break forth, and he could not but take notice of them: and so, so long as sin continues, there is need of a continuing intercession. Therefore for the securing us in this, it is said, Rom. 5. 10. That if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved [by his life.] Where we see, that his Death is in some more special manner said to procure reconciliation at first for sins of unregeneracy, and to bring us to Christ; but then his life and Intercession, or living to intercede, is said to keep God and us friends, that we may never fall out more. What Christ did on earth, doth more especially procure reconciliation for sins which we do in the state of nature; so as notwithstanding them, God resolves to turn us from that state,2 and draw us to Christ: But sins which we commit after conversion, (though pardoned also by his death) yet the pardon of them is more especially attributed ⟨p. 138⟩to his life and intercession, as a daily preservative, a continual plaster (as some call it) to heal such sins. So that it would seem, that God out of his eternal love doth bring us to Christ, and draws us to him through the beholding the reconciliation wrought by his death, and so gives us at first conversion, unto Christ; and we being brought to him, he sprinkles us with his blood; and then God says to him, Now do you look to them, that they and I fall out no more. And to that end Christ takes our cause in hand by that eternal Priesthood of his; and from that time begins more especially to intercede for us. And thus sins after the state of grace, may be said more eminently to be taken away by that part of his Priesthood, which he now in heaven performs. That place also, 1 Joh. 2. 1, 2. seems to make this the great end of Intercession, [If any man sin, (that is, if any of the company of Believers, to whom alone he wrote) we have an Advocate with the Father:] so as Intercession principally serves for sins to come, or committed after grace received. Thus also in his prayer, Joh. 17.
2.1 As by reason of intercession, God remembers not old sins, so likewise he is not provoked by new. For though God when he justifies us should forgive all old sins past for ever, so as never to remember them more, yet new ones would break forth, and he could not but take notice of them: and so, so long as sinne continues, there is need of a continuing intercession. Therefore for the securing us in this, it is said, Rom. 5. 10. That if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved [by his life.] Where we see, that his Death is in some more speciall manner said to procure reconciliation at first for sinnes of unregeneracie, and to bring us to Christ; but then his life and Intercession, or living to intercede, is said to keep God and us friends, that we may never fall out more. What Christ did on earth, doth more especially procure reconciliation for sinnes which we doe in the state of nature; so as notwithstanding them, God resolves to turne us from that state,2 and draw us to Christ: But sins which we commit after conversion, (though pardoned also by his death) yet the pardon of them is more especially attributed ⟨p. 138⟩to his life and intercession, as a daily preservative, a continuall plaister (as some call it) to heale such sinnes. So that it would seeme, that God out of his eternall love doth bring us to Christ, and draws us to him through the beholding the reconciliation wrought by his death, and so gives us at first conversion, unto Christ; and we being brought to him, he sprinkles us with his bloud; and then God sayes to him, Now doe you look to them, that they and I fall out no more. And to that end Christ takes our cause in hand by that eternall Priesthood of his; and from that time begins more especially to intercede for us. And thus sinnes after the state of grace, may be said more eminently to be taken away by that part of his Priesthood, which he now in heaven performes. That place also, 1 Ioh. 2. 1, 2. seems to make this the great end of Intercession, [If any man sinne, (that is, if any of the company of Beleevers, to whom alone he wrote) we have an Advocate wich the Father:] so as Intercession principally serves for sins to come, or committed after grace received. Thus also in his prayer, Ioh. 17.
- 12. To prevent the accusing & condemning us by new sin; for times to come.2. To prevent the accusing & condemning us by new sinne; for times to come.
- 2Intercession principally intended for sins after conversion.
